:: Are you going to watch the Olympic Torch relay in Gateshead, Sunderland or Durham? We want your comments and photos. Leave your comments and messages of support and congratulations for the Torchbearers below and the best may be published in The Journal.

:: You can also email your photos of the Torch convoy to pics@ncjmedia.co.uk, or tweet them at us @EveningChron. Again, the best may be published online or in one of our newspapers so please include your name and details of where the photo was taken.